The Nikon camera in America, 1946-1953
By: Michael Wescott Loder ; foreword by Robert J. Rotoloni.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780786432219
Subjects: Nihon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Nikon camera -- History; Camera industry -- United States -- History; Photography -- United States -- Equipment and supplies -- History
Description: "This work examines the roles that American businesses and photojournalists played in the early overseas marketing of the Japanese-built Nikon camera and its Nikkor optics between 1946 and 1951. Particular attention is paid to the San Francisco-based Overseas Finance and Trading Company, which was the major U.S. importer of Nikon products between 1949 and 1953"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-211) and index.